Korean Beersommelier Championship

May 28, 2017

First Championship in Korea

On May 25th, the first beer sommelier championship took place in Seoul, and the head of the Doemens Savour Academy, Dr. Michael Zepf, was also present. Similar to the championships in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and Brazil, the winners of this event are automatically qualified to compete in the World Championship of Beer Sommeliers in Munich. Among the six finalists, Soojin Lee was the clear winner, and has been crowned Korea’s first champion beer sommelier.